COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The original version of this story had the incorrect time for when the 911 call was made. It has been corrected. Nashville’s Urban Search And Rescue Team on Thursday continued to search along the riverbank for 22-year-old University Of Missouri student Riley Strain. In a press conference this afternoon, Metro Nashville police said there
Continue Reading
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and Marquise Brown have agreed on a one-year deal that could be worth up to $11 million. That’s according to a person familiar with the contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been signed.
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman has been charged on suspicion of purchasing guns authorities say were used by her significant other to kill three first responders during an armed standoff last month, prosecutors announced. Ashley Anne Dyrdahl, 35, is accused of using her name to purchase at least
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Iowa State applied the lessons it learned from a loss to Kansas State last weekend to its rematch in the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones relentlessly pressured the ball Thursday night, forcing 20 turnovers. They built a big edge in second-chance points. And they
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A boil advisory was issued Thursday evening for about 150 Columbia Water and Light customers. Columbia Water and Light stated on its Facebook page that a contractor hit a water main in the 1300 block of Woodrail Avenue. Affected customers will receive a hang tag, the map on the city’s outage map
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Storms rolled through Mid-Missouri on Thursday and hail fell throughout the area. Several viewers shared photos of hail they picked up near their homes that ranged drastically in size. Did you get any photos of the storms or hail? Send them to us through our share page or share them with us
Continue Reading CNN By Dalia Faheid and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — In a groundbreaking verdict, a Michigan jury on Thursday found James Crumbley – whose son killed four students at his high school in 2021 – guilty of involuntary manslaughter, a result experts say could set an important precedent for the extent to which parents of
Continue Reading
According to the Federal Highway Administration, 70% of weather-related accidents in the U.S. happen on wet pavement.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri is once again bracing for severe weather Thursday afternoon, and local electric utilities have crews on standby. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking strong to severe storms Thursday night and into the evening that could bring large hail and a low chance for tornadoes. After more than 1,400 Mid-Missouri
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of arson in 2021 was ordered to be committed to the Missouri Department on Thursday. Dominque Neighbors, 38, was charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat, second-degree attempted arson, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of an illegal weapon. Court documents say the DMH will examine and
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. As the sun rose Friday, officials scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction with the power
Continue Reading
The search continued Thursday for the University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville over the weekend with police going out in boats and taking to the air.
Continue Reading By Scott McLean, Kathleen Magramo and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN (CNN) — Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of the cargo ship hijacked by the Houthis in November, with a senior Filipino diplomat saying he does not expect a release until the war in Gaza is over, while the Houthis say the
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri students across the state could get scholarships for private school if state lawmakers are successful in expanding the current tax credit program. Currently, only low-income families in the state’s largest cities can get the grants. A bill passed by the Republican-led Senate on a
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Top-ranked Houston relied on its defense to shut down TCU in a 60-45 victory in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Emanuel Sharp led the Cougars in scoring with 14 points and Jamal Shead scored 12, but it was their defense that held
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 155 wounded by Israeli shelling as they waited for desperately needed food on Thursday, a claim that Israel vehemently denied, as Palestinians increasingly face deadly violence in their search for aid. The Israel
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after he allegedly admitted to stabbing another man on Wednesday night on Tenth Street in Columbia, according to court documents and a press release from the Columbia Police Department. Justin Trim, 33, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. His address is listed as Columbia on
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has held the city of Flint, Michigan, in civil contempt for failing to meet deadlines imposed last year in a court order outlining steps to replace lead service lines that contributed to city residents being exposed to dangerously high levels of lead.
Continue Reading
Schools around Mid-Missouri are packing ballots with requests for more money, whether it be bond issues or a request to increase property taxes.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Engineers have sent a “poke” to the Voyager 1 probe and received a potentially encouraging response as they hope to fix a communication issue with the aging spacecraft that has persisted for five months. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, are venturing through uncharted cosmic
Continue Reading